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2 Ruby BIGDECIMAL(Variable Precision) extension library.
3 Copyright (C) 1999 by Shigeo Kobayashi(shigeo@tinyforest.gr.jp)
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5BigDecimal is copyrighted free software by Shigeo Kobayashi <shigeo@tinyforest.gr.jp>.
6You can redistribute it and/or modify it under either the terms of the GPL
7(see COPYING file), or the conditions below:
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9 1. You may make and give away verbatim copies of the source form of the
10 software without restriction, provided that you duplicate all of the
11 original copyright notices and associated disclaimers.
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13 2. You may modify your copy of the software in any way, provided that
14 you do at least ONE of the following:
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16 a) place your modifications in the Public Domain or otherwise
17 make them Freely Available, such as by posting said
18 modifications to Usenet or an equivalent medium, or by allowing
19 the author to include your modifications in the software.
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21 b) use the modified software only within your corporation or
22 organization.
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24 c) rename any non-standard executables so the names do not conflict
25 with standard executables, which must also be provided.
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27 d) make other distribution arrangements with the author.
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29 3. You may distribute the software in object code or executable
30 form, provided that you do at least ONE of the following:
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32 a) distribute the executables and library files of the software,
33 together with instructions (in the manual page or equivalent)
34 on where to get the original distribution.
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36 b) accompany the distribution with the machine-readable source of
37 the software.
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39 c) give non-standard executables non-standard names, with
40 instructions on where to get the original software distribution.
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42 d) make other distribution arrangements with the author.
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44 4. You may modify and include the part of the software into any other
45 software (possibly commercial).
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47 5. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
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52* The Author
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54Feel free to send comments and bug reports to the ruby-core team.
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56 http://bugs.ruby-lang.org
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59created at: Thu Dec 22 1999
60updated at: Wed Sep 28 2011
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